Wheat production is also seen higher than earlier expectations, as favourable weather in many areas produced big yields.

Statistics Canada’s report will be based on a farmer survey.

Canola production reached 20.2 million tonnes, according to the Reuters survey’s average estimate, up 2.5 percent from StatsCan’s September report and rising three percent from last year’s output.

StatsCan’s September report was based on satellite and climate data.

Earlier trade ideas of even-bigger canola production have diminished, meaning demand could strain supplies by summer, ahead of the next harvest, said Ken Ball, a commodities broker at PI Financial Corp.

“There is a lot of uncertainty on this (report) because we had a very late harvest. This one could have some surprises in it,” Ball said.

Canada is the world’s biggest canola producer and exporter, and a major wheat seller.

Production of all-wheat, which includes spring wheat, durum and a small volume of winter wheat, looks to total 28 million tonnes, according to the average estimate.

That output would be up three percent from StatsCan’s September report, but down 12 percent from a year ago.

The following are trade estimates for Statistics Canada’s report on 2017 crop production.

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